Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Your doc is an idiot. You have days of reading to do and you cannot be passive with your hormone care.
Suggested protocol:
- self inject 50mg T cypionate twice a week
- oral 0.5mg anastrozole at time of injections
- 250iu hCG SC EOD at time of T injections
Need these labs posted here with lab ranges:
TT
FT
E2
AST/ALT
fasting glucose
fasting cholesterol
TSH
fT3
fT4 please not T3, T4
CBC
hematocrit
CRP
homocysteine
If you have not been using iodized salt, your thyroid function can be a mess. You can check overall thyroid function by checking your oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid controls energy levels via fT3 hormone as part of the body’s temperature control loop. Low temperatures mean there is a problem.
You may have to take your wallet outside of the VA system of ignorance and apathy.